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Gridener   10-12-2008 at 10:21:45 PM

I have a Dell Dimension B110 with 512mb of ram. When in the BIOS it

says 512mb but in Windows XP system properties it says 256mb. I also

did the crucial scan and used CPU-Z and both said 512mb. I tried updating BIOS from Dells website, no luck.

What now?

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shyamo95   10-12-2008 at 10:34:35 PM
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i have the same problem

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shyamo95   10-12-2008 at 10:35:11 PM
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did u install new ram

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Gridener   10-12-2008 at 10:35:45 PM
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No but I installed a fresh copy of windows XP

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ghmage   10-12-2008 at 10:36:29 PM
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Is the graphics card hogging 256mb of ram?

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Gridener   10-12-2008 at 10:37:14 PM
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The Graphics card has 128 mbs of ram? i dont know if its hogging it...

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dokk2   10-12-2008 at 10:40:05 PM
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checked the board/manual for ram managing jumpers,otherwise do the rma thingy..:)


Message edited by dokk2 on 10-12-2008 at 10:40:36 PM
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shyamo95   10-12-2008 at 10:44:00 PM
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i have the same problem i just opened a new thred

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dzeric   10-12-2008 at 10:56:29 PM
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Ok, so if you open the windows task manager (CTL+SHIFT+ESC) and click the Performance tab, under "Physical Memory (K)" does the total only show up with the (approx) 262144 K or ram, or does it show the (approx) 524288 K? If it shows up with the full 512MB (524288 K) there, don't worry about it.

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shyamo95   10-12-2008 at 10:58:36 PM
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or ctl+alt+del

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Gridener   10-12-2008 at 11:14:52 PM
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It only shows 262144 k

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Gridener   10-13-2008 at 12:53:22 AM
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bump


Message edited by Gridener on 10-13-2008 at 12:53:45 AM
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Shadow703793   10-13-2008 at 01:08:40 AM
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You have integrated Video. That's why!

Specs:
http://compreviews.about.com/od/bu [...] onB110.htm

Quote :


Pros

* Includes Flat Panel Monitor
* Good Storage for Cost

Cons

* Lacks AGP or PCI Express Graphics Slot
* Limited Software Package
* No FireWire Ports

Description

* Intel Celeron D 325 (2.53GHz) Processor
* 512MB PC3200 DDR Memory
* 160GB 7200rpm ATA Hard Drive
* 16x DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Burner
* AC'97 Audio with Dell A215 Stereo Speakers
* Intel Extreme 2 Integrated Graphics with 64MB Shared Memory
* 17" Dell E176FP Analog LCD Monitor
* 10/100 Ethernet
* Six USB 2.0 Ports
* Windows XP Home and Word Perfect 12 Word Processors



Obviously some one screwed up and made the 64MB shared 256MB shared.

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Gridener   10-13-2008 at 03:11:04 AM
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Im not using intergrated graphics. Right now it has a PCI 6200 in it.

And yes the onboard graphics are disabled...


Message edited by Gridener on 10-13-2008 at 03:12:45 AM
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shyamo95   10-13-2008 at 07:57:43 PM
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I got it. Right click on my computer and click on properties. then go to the advanced tab on top and click on settings under start up and recovery. click edit under system startup and a notepad should open up. Go to the line that look like this:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /maxmem=320 /numproc=1

(THIS IS MINE WHEN I FIXED MY PROBLEM. YOURS MIGHT LOOK DIFFERENT)

read it and find MAXMEM=256. CHANGE 256 TO 512. REBOOT. THIS SHOULD WORK!




THERE SHOULD BE A SPACE BETWEEN 512 and /. like this: maxmem=512 /


Message edited by shyamo95 on 10-13-2008 at 08:02:42 PM
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shyamo95   10-13-2008 at 07:58:05 PM
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it worked for me

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Shadow703793   10-13-2008 at 09:09:41 PM
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^True.

@OP: Even if you are using a PCI GPU, Onboard could still be enabled.

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Gridener   10-14-2008 at 01:24:03 AM
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^^ Didnt work :(

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Shadow703793   10-14-2008 at 02:31:49 PM
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You know this thing is starting to look like a software issue.

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Gridener   10-14-2008 at 09:37:42 PM
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Im thinking something to do with windows but i don't know what.

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Shadow703793   10-14-2008 at 11:34:08 PM
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^Re Install?

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Gridener   10-15-2008 at 12:13:51 AM
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Maybe I will but I dont really want to install everything again. :(

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